LIVE SCORING FROM THE QUARTER FINALS GIRLS UNDER 18’S

CHAMPIONSHIP  QUARTER-FINALS
Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe) bt Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) 4 and 3.
Cameron Neilson (Germany) bt Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) 6 and 4.
Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) bt Grace Crawford (Gullane) 3 and 2.
Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) bt Rachel Foster (Prestwick St Nicholas) 4 and 2

SEMI-FINALS (on Friday)

8.30 Darling v Neilson
8.45 Brodie v Duncan 

HANDICAP QUARTER-FINALS
Romy Erskine (Kilmacolm) bt Robyn Fowlie (Edzell) 3 and 2
Katrina Tan (Nairn) bt Lucy Renton (Thornton) 1 hole
Kirsten Miller (Strathmore) bt Ailsa Brannock (Castle Douglas)
4 and 3.
Iona Reid (Nairn Dunbar) bt Emily Tan (Nairn) 1 hole.

SEMI-FINALS 
1.15 Erskine v K Tan
1.30 Miller v Reid

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HANNAH DARLING LEADS THE QUALIFIERS IN THE UNDER 18 GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP

Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe), - pictured left, the youngest ever U18 girls champion at the age of 13 12 months ago, looks unstoppable in her bid for a repeat. 

She headed the 16 girl qualifiers for the match-play stages by six strokes with an impressive nine-under-par total of 137 over  the new and old course Moray

There were two players, Rachel Mathieson (Hazlehead) and Sarah Westwood (Elgin), on the 162 mark, tied for the final match-play berth. 

It went to Rachel on a card countback so it is she who will face Darling in the first round of the girls' match-play.

+Leading 16 girls after 36 holes qualify for match-play stages.

Par 146 (75 + 71)
137 H Darling (Broomieknowe) 67 70
143 R Foster (Prestwick St Nicholas) 78 65
147 K Brodie (Strathmore) 75 72, P Wilson (Burntisland) 74 73.
148 L McClymont (Milngavie) 72 76, C Neilson (Ger) 77 71
150 C Griffiths (Aboyne) 80 70, L Duncan (West Kilbride) 74 76
152 J Rankine (Haggs Castle) 78 74.
160 E Henderson (Loretto School) 83 77, G Crawford (Gullane) 76 84, T White (Cathkin Braes) 77 83
161 J Taylor (Downfield) 81 80, E Caton (St Regulus) 81 80, C Irvine (Craigielaw) 79 82.
162 R Mathieson (Hazlehead) 83 79.

Link to Xact Scottish boys and girls U18 championships Day 2 at Lossiemouth

LORNA WINS SCOTTISH SCHOOLGIRLS GOLF TITLE BY SIX STROKES

Megan Ashley, Lorna McClymont and Carmen Griffiths

Lorna McClymont (West Dunbartonshire) today (Monday) won the Scottish schoolgirls golf championship by a six-stroke margin over 36 holes at the Murrayshall Hotel courses, Murrayshall and Lynedoch.

Lorna opened up a big lead with an excellent score of 70 over the shorter Lynedoch course and coped well with the longer Murrayshall course to get round in 72 for a 142 aggregate

Runner-up on 148 was Megan Ashley (Perth and Kinross) with scores of 76 and 72 for 148.

Carmen Griffiths (South Aberdeenshire), the Aberdeenshire women's county champion and former Fife women's county champion Anna McKay (Fife) finished joint third on 149. Griffiths scored 76-73, McKay 73-76

SCOTTISH SCHOOL GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP 

FINAL TOTALS

Round 1 at Lynedoch; Round 2 at Murrayshall, Perth

142 L McClymont (W Dunbartonshire) 70 72

148 M Ashley (Perth and Kinross) 76 72

149 C Griffiths (S Aberdeenshire) 76 73,  A McKay (Fife) 73 76

150 K Brodie (Angus) 79 71

155 L Morrison (Edinburgh) 76 79.

156 K Alexander (Perth and Kinross) 79 77

159 R Foster (S Ayrshire) 81 78, P Wilson (Fife) 79 80, M Nicolson (Edinburgh) 81 78.

162 E Hynd (Fife) 85 77

164 M Docherty (E Dunbartonshire) 83 81

169 A Massey (Edinburgh) 84 85

170 R Fowlie (S Aberdeenshire) 84 86

171 T White (S Lanarkshire) 82 89, R Erskine (Renfrewshire) 83 88

172 J Taylor (Dundee City) 86 86'

179 K Miller (Perth and Kinross) 81

182 R Mathieson (Aberdeen City) 81 101

183 G Ledingham (Edinburgh) 93 90

185 S Kyle (Glasgow) 90  95

186 S Pook (Perth and Kinross) 92 94

West Kilbride's Louise Duncan wins the Fairhaven trophy

The annual Fairhaven Trophies and Fairhaven Nations Cup, a 72-hole Open International Scratch Championship, for boys and girls aged 18 or under, at Fairhaven Golf Club from Friday 4th May to Sunday 6th May 2018.
 Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) won by 2 shots 
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FINAL SCORES

Scotland’s Hannah Darling holed a closing 40-foot birdie putt to seal a dramatic victory in the inaugural Girls Under 16 Open Championship at Fulford.

From the R&A Website

Ireland’s Beth Coulter had looked set for a wire-to-wire victory in York, leading by a stroke with the par-5 18th to play, only to go out of bounds after her second shot hit a tree leading to a triple bogey.

Darling had applied the pressure after a closing two-under-par round of 72, only one of two players to post under par on a breezy final day, had given her the clubhouse lead on a total of four-under-par. In challenging conditions, the 14-year-old fired four birdies in the last ten holes to make a surge up the leaderboard.

The Broomieknowe player looked on as Coulter’s hopes ended in disappointment after signing off for final round of 78 to finish two strokes back on two-under-par and land Darling another championship win to add to the three domestic titles she claimed in 2017.

Darling overjoyed

“I’m so happy,” said Darling. “All my Scottish squad is here, so to do it with them here, I couldn’t be happier. I’ve had good performances in the last few weeks but to come here and win is so good.

“I felt for Beth at the last when she went out of bounds. It’s not nice to see a competitor do that, especially one you are quite close to on the leaderboard.

“The competition has been amazing. The R&A have done an amazing job as have the Fulford Golf Club and the green staff to keep the course in such good condition. I’m looking forward to the rest of the season and lowering my one handicap.”

Grace Crawford (Gullane) finished second in the Under-12s section with scores of 80, 77 and 79 for a total of 236 - one shot behind the category winner, Rosie Bee Kim (Buckinghamshire) who had scores of 81, 73 and 81 for 235.

R and A UNDER-16 GIRLS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulford Golf Club, Yorkshire
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 222 (3x74) SSS 74 CSS 73 73 74
218 H Darling (Broomieknowe) 74 72 72
220 B Coulter (Kirkistown Castle) 69 73 78.
222 E Moosman (Switzerland) 76 69 77
223 F Tynan (Minchinhampton) 71 76 76, K Hiltunen (Finland) 74 70 79
224 R Gyliner (Swe) 76 75 73, E Gower (Chateau des Vigiers) 74 75 75, C Cattaneo (Ita) 75 72 77

Scots' scores:
228 C Griffiths (Aboyne) 78 76 74 (T14)
236 G Crawford (Gullane) 80 77 79 (T25)
237 R Foster (Prestwick St Nicholas) 77 85 75, E Henderson (Loretto) 80 75 82 (T29)
240 E Hynd (Elmwood) 76 86 78 (T37)
245 A McKay (Crail) 83 82 80 (T51)
247 P Wilson (Burntisland) 84 85 78 (T57)

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R and A U16 Girls Open at Fulford Leading Scot Hannah Darling in fourth place with a round to go

 By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Broomieknowe's Hannah Darling, the leading Scot at the inaugural R and A Under-16s Girls Open at Fulford Golf Club, has four strokes to make up on leader Beth Coulter from Northern Ireland over Sunday's final 18 holes at the Yorkshire venue. 

Darling is in fourth place after rounds of 74 and 72 for a tally of two-under 146 over a par-74 lay-out. Her second round was a mixed bag of an eagle 3 at the par-5 fourth, birdies at the ninth, long 11th and 16th, offset by a double bogey 7 at the sixth and a bogey at the eighth in halves of 37 and 35. 

Coulter could not match her opening 69 on her second circuit but a 73 for 142 was good enough to see her lead by two from Finland's Kertuu Hiltunen (74-70). 

 SECOND - ROUND LEADING SCORES Par 148 (2x74) SSS 74 CSS 73 73 

142 B Coulter (Kirkistown Castle, N Ireland) 69 73. 
144 K Hiltunen (Finland) 74 70 145 E Moosman (Switz) 76 69 
146 H Darling (Broomieknowe) 74 72  

 OTHER SCOTS' SCORES 

154 C Griffiths (Aboyne) 78,76
155  E Henderson (Loretto) 80 75
157 G Crawford (Gullane) 80 77
162 R Foster (Prestwick St Nicholas) 77 86, E Hynd (Elmwood) 76 86 (T47) 
165 A McKay (Crail) 83 82 (60th) 169 P Wilson (Burntisland) 84 85 (T74) Field of 90 players. 

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ALSO CLICK HERE FOR THE UNDER 12's  -- Grace Crawford from Gullane is in 2nd place

Swedish 1-2 in Irish U18 Girls Open Stroke Play: Louise Duncan top Scot in eighth place finish 

By Colin Farquharson 

In tough, wet conditions, Scotland's highest place finisher was Louise Duncan (West Kilbride), pictured, in eighth place on 225 with rounds of 76, 72 and 77 - eight strokes behind the winner who scored 69, 74 and 74 for a four-over-par total of 213.

Strathmore's Kirsty Brodie was the next best Scot in share of 13th place with scores of 72, 75 and 80 for 227. Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe), youngest ever Scottish girls champion at the age of 13 last year, finished on 232 with scores, like Brodie, getting worse as the rainfall increased. Hannah had rounds of 73, 78 and 81.

Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) was 2 shots behind on 234 with rounds of 74,80,80. 
Jennifer also had a HOLE IN ONE at the 10th in the first round. 

IRISH U18 GIRLS OPEN AMATEUR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Roganstown Golf and Country Club FINAL TOTALS par 213 (3x71)

217 K Arwefjall (Sweden) 69 74 74
218 L Rydqvist (Sweden) 70 70 78
220 M Bechtold (Germany) 72 70 78
222 E Lewis (England) 72 70 80, S Witt (Germany) 70 74 78
223 A Otten (Germany) 72 74 77
224 E Fagersten (Sweden) 76 71 77
225 L Duncan (Scotland) 76 72 77
226 A Bergsdottir (Iceland) 74 77 75, D Modder (Netherlands) 72 72 82, C Eisenbeiss (Germany) 71 83 72, N Joyce-Moreno (Ireland) 71 77 78 227 F Tynan (Wales) 73 78 76, R Belsham (England) 72 80 75, K Brodie (Scotland) 72 75 80, C Whitehead (England) 72 73 82, C Horder (Germany) 71 78 78
228 L Walsh (Castlewarden) 73 77 78, E Svensson (Sweden) 71 77 80
229 D Harry (Wales) 76 76 77, C Worby (Wales) 74 73 82

OTHER TOTALS
232 H Darling (Scotland) 73 78 81.
234 H Lockley (Wales) 75 80 79, J Rankine (Scotland) 74 80 80
235 K Lanigan (Hermitage) 77 75 83, A Foster (Elm Park) 76 76 83, B Coulter (Kirkistown Castle) 74 75 86
236 K Dwyer (Rossmore) 78 76 82, L Bramwell (Wales) 75 79 82, E Willis (Wales) 73 79 84
237 S Byrne (Douglas) 78 77 82
238 E Thorne (Elm Park) 77 78 83, T Bjerkelo (Norway) 73 80 85
251 A McVicker (Belvoir Park) 76 79 96

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Under-16 Welsh rising star Ffion wins Scottish Girls' Open title at Monifieth

By COLIN FARQUHARSON 

Top Welsh teenage prospect Ffion Tynan, a member at Minchinhampton Golf Club and a GB and I Junior Vagliano Trophy team player, won the Scottish Girls Open championship by two strokes at Monifieth Links today.

 She also finished the leading Under-16 years player.

 Ffion's final round of five birdies also included a double bogey 6 at the 15th but her scores of 74, 72 and 72 for one-under-par aggregate of 218 over a par 73 women's course saw her run out a comfortable from two English players who were ahead of her at the start of the last day.

Rosie Belsham (Whitley Bay) and Natasha Slater (Ulverston) shared second place on 220. Rosie had scores of 72, 73 and 75, Natasha 73, 72 and 75. The highest placed Scot was Carmen Griffiths (Aboyne) who had rounds of 80, 69 and 78 for sixth place on 227.

She was the fourth best U16 player and had two birdies, seven bogeys in her final round.

 SCOTTISH U18 GIRLS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Monifieth Links

LEADING FINAL TOTALS par 219 (3x73). SSS 75 CSS 77 74
218 F Tynan (Minchinhampton) 74 72 72.
220 R Belsham (Whitley Bay) 72 73 75, N Slater (Ulverston) 73 72 75 221 C Whitehead (Carus Green) 78 71 72
226 E Lewis (Knowle) 80 70 76.
227 C Griffiths (Aboyne) 80 69 78.
228 B Bayles (Bishop Auckland) 78 74 76, C Heath (Huddersfield) 77 74 77 229 H C Getsdottir (Ice) 83 74 73, K Sibley (Carlisle) 78 78 74, C Neilson (Alvaneu Bad) 77 75 78.

OTHER SCOTS' TOTALS 

231 H Darling (Broomieknowe) 81 75 75, L Duncan (West Kilbride) 80 76 75, L McClymont (Milngavie) 77 74 80, K Brodie (Strathmore) 77 72 82 (T13).
233 E Hynd (Elmwood) 76 78 78 (T23)
234 E Henderson (Loretto) 78 78 78 (T28)
245 G Crawford (Gullane) 82 81 82 (T54)
246 J Taylor (Downfield) 82 73 91 (57th)

JILLIAN FARRELL LOSES ON THE 36TH HOLE OF THE SCOTTISH GIRLS UNDER 18 FINAL

Hannah Darling, only 13, is youngest ever
winner of Scottish girls' Under-18 title


By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe), only 13 years of age, has become of the youngest winner of the Scottish U18 girls' amateur championship.
She beat Jillian Farrell (Cardross) by 2 holes in the 36-hole final at Scotscraig Golf Club, Fife after being one up at the end of 18 holes.
Jane Connachan was 14 when she won the girls' title for the first time.
Hannah, who has three of a handicap, was one under par for the 36 holes. After being all square at the 31st, which Farrell won with a birdie 2, Darling finished with a winning birdie 2 at the 33rd, a winning eagle 3 with a chip-in at the 34th; lost the 35th to a birdie from Jillian, and then won the 36th with a birdie to her opponent's bogey.
Farrell was three over par for the 36 holes.
Darling was four up at the ninth in the first round but Farrell won the 11th, 12th and 13th to get back to one down. 
The finalists combined to produce six birdies over the last seven holes of the first round, Darling birdied the 15th to go two up, Farrell birdieing the 16th to get one back. The 18th was halved in birdies.
“It’s a bit surreal at the moment, my WhatsApp is going crazy,” admitted Darling, going into third year at Lasswade High School and coached by Ian Muir.
 “It’s not sunk in yet to be honest. Jillian came back at me, she was making birdies, but chipping in twice was important at both the seventh and the 16^th in the second round.”
Darling, announced earlier this week as one of six Scottish girls set to journey to the Solheim Cup next month as part of ‘Project 19’, added: “You have to believe you can do it, but I’m obviously one of the youngest here so it was just about trying to do my best and how I compare with older girls.
“I only got a handicap three years ago, but I’ve been hitting plastic clubs since I was four, coming up through ClubGolf.”


SCOTTISH U18 GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Scotscraig GC, Fife
FINAL
Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe) bt Jillian Farrell (Cardross) 2 holes

JILLIAN FARELL REACHES SCOTTISH GIRLS FINAL

Jillian Farrell (Photo courtesy of Scottish Golf)

Professional's daughter Jillian Farrell (Cardross), the No 2 seed, will play the fourth-seeded Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe) in Wednesday's 18-hole final of the Scottish U18 girls' amateur golf championship at Scotscraig Golf Club, Fife.

In today's (Tuesday) semi-finals, Darling KO'd the leading qualifier Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) by 2 and 1, birdieing the 11th, 15th and 17th to win a match with level par figures after being two down at the turn.

Farrell beat Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne), also by 2 and 1, after winning two of the first three holes and being two up at the turn. McWilliam, who bogeyed four of the first eight holes, squared the contest with a birdie at the 10th and a par at the 12th.

But Farrell countered with a birdie 2 at the 13th to regain the lead and she went two up again with a par at the 15th. The remaining holes were halved.

Farrell was roughly one over par at the finish.

SCOTTISH U18 GIRLS AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Scotscraig GC, Fife.

SEMI-FINALS

Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe) bt Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) 2 and 1.

Jillian Farrell (Cardross) bt Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 2 and 1.

West of Scotland's Louise Duncan and Jillian Farrell into Semi Finals of the Scottish Girls Amateur Championship

Top four Scottish U18 girl seeds reach  Tuesday's semi-finals at Scotscraig

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
The seedings have worked out perfectly in the Scottish U18 girls championship match-play at Scotscraig Golf Club, Fife.
All four top seeds are through to tomorrow's semi-finals in which No 1 Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) plays No 4 Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe), while No 3 Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) plays Jillian Farrell, the No 2 seed from Cardross.
In this morning's quarter-finals, McWilliam was a 6 and 5 winner over the other North-east player in the last eight, Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead), the sixth seed.
Said Shannon later: "To be fair, we both didn't play our best golf! I just stuck to par golf but I have two doubles and finished two over on the 13th!"  
"Getting to the semi-finals equals my best performance in this competition. That year (2016) I was beaten  by Fiona Liddell, who then went on to win the Scottish girls' title."
Duncan won by 5 and 4 against Swiss-based Cameron Neilson, the No 9 qualifier, and Darling was a 3 and 1 winner over the No 5 qualifier, Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore).
Farrell was taken to the 17th by No 7 seed Molly Richmond (Strathaven) who lost by 2 and 1 after being one down through the 15th

RESULTS

QUARTER-FINAL
L Duncan (West Kilbride) bt C Neilson (Switzerland) 5 and 4.
H Darling (Broomieknowe) bt K Brodie (Strathmore) 3 and 1.
S McWilliam (Aboyne) bt J Mackintosh (Hazlehead) 6 and 5.
J Farrell (Cardross) bt M Richmond (Strathaven) 2 and 1.

HANDICAP SECTION

QUARTER-FINALS
A Hunter (USA) bt Z Morton (Auchterarder) 6 and 4.
E Hynd (Balbirnie Park) bt A Mitchell (Strathmore) 3 and 2.
E Caton (St Regulus Ladies) bt A Brannock (Castle Douglas) 4 and 3.
C McLaughlin (West Kilbride) bt E Henderson (Loretto School) 3 and 2.

KIRSTY BRODIE AND JILLIAN FARRELL TO THE FORE AT MONTROSE LINKS

Strathmore's Kirsty Brodie and Jillian Farrell (Cardross) kept the home fires burning on the opening day of the Scottish Under-18 girls' open stroke play golf championship at Montrose Links today (Wed)

Kristy shares the lead at the head of an international field of 102 with a one-under-par 72 alongside Germany's Hannah Karg while Jillian is one off the pace in a four-way tie for third place on 73.

Brodie bounced back in great style after bogeys at the eighth, ninth and 11th. She staged a grandstand finish to step into the spotlight with birdies at the 12th, 14th, 15th and17th in an inward half of three-under 34.

Co-leader Karg would have been clear of the field but for double bogey 6s at the second and 10th holes. Five birdies in halves of 36 have her sharing the pole position.

Farrell, winner of a recent Scottish Junior Tour girls' competition, stayed in good form with a bag of six birdies in halves of 36 and 37. Six bogeys cancelled out her gains but she is still in good shape.

Aboyne's Shannon McWilliam, one of the favourites for the title, is still seeking to recapture the form that earned her selection for the GB and I Junior Vagliano Trophy team a couple of years ago. She had a lacklustre round of 79 with no birdies and two double bogeys.

The leading North-east player with a 78 is Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead) who had an eagle 3 at the par-5 17th.


SCOTTISH U18 GIRLS OPEN STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Montrose Links.
FIRST ROUND
Par 71. CSS
72 K Brodie (Strathmore) H Karg (Ger).
73 J Farrell (Cardross), A Ruttert (Ger), H Muse (West Lancs), E Brennan (Trentham), H Screen (Berkhamsted).
74 A Williamson (Royal Cromer), J Bailey (Kirby Muxloe).
75 B Bayles (Kirby Muxloe), M Lewis (St George's Hill), C Eisenbeiss (Ger), C Worby (Newport).

SELECTED SCORES
76 A Taylor (Bawburgh).
77 L Green (West Lancs), R Earl (Bishops Stortford), J Guest (Gog Magog), E Rhodes (Burnham and Berrow).
78 J Mackintosh (Hazlehead), M Thomas (Beau Desert), J Hall (Bishop Auckland), M Slater (Woodsome Hall).

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
79 S McWilliam (Aboyne).
80 L Duncan (West Kilbride), A McKay (Crail GS), E Hynd (Balbirnie Park), L McClymont (Milngavie).
81 K Brown (Strathaven), S Woodhouse (East Kilbride), C Griffiths (Aboyne), C Neilson (Alvaneu Bad), J Rankine (Haggs Castle).
82 H Darling (Broomieknowe), M Richmond (Strathaven).
83 I Roska (Inverness).
84 P Wilson (Burntisland).
87 M Ashley (Strathmore), E Logie (Buckpool).
89 S Black (Deeside), Z Morton (Auchterarder).
91 E Crawford (Baberton).
95 C Irvine (Craigielaw).
98 R Foster (Turnberry).

SCOTTISH GOLF WINTER SERIES - Louise Duncan make it an Ayrshire double at St Andrews

Louise Duncan

Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) made it an Ayrshire double last weekend in the Scottish Golf Limited Winter Series Final at St Andrews, when she took the girls title to add to the boys title won by Jack Broun.

Whilst Broun was recording a three stroke victory, Louise Duncan was the only player in the girls field who bettered par over the Strathtyrum course, her three under par 65 giving her a four stroke victory over her nearest rival.

Rachel Foster (Turnberry) finished tied for third place on 72, four over par.

TROON'S HAZEL MACGARVIE WINS THE 2016 GIRLS MERIT AWARD

Hazel MacGarvie - 2016 Scottish Girls Champion
Photo - courtesy of Scottish Golf

Scottish Golf’s Orders of Merit have been finalised with Hannah McCook, Hazel MacGarvie and Sheena Wood winning the respective womens', girls and senior domestic titles for 2016.

Troon’s Hazel MacGarvie has won the 2016 girls’ merit award  with 902 points from four events, ahead of Jasmine Mackintosh from Hazlehead on 834, and Gullane’s Joanne Free on 759 who pipped Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) by one point.

She said: “I am delighted to win the Girls’ Order of Merit especially since I didn't play in many counting events. I think this season has been successful. I really just wanted to do the best I could bearing in mind I was sitting my Highers, my last one not being until the beginning of June.”

The 17 year-old’s season included winning all six of her matches at the Home Internationals, and she even squared a match with Thomas Pieters in practice ahead of the Open Championship. But it was her victory in the weather-disrupted Scottish Girls Amateur Championship which was key in topping the girls’ Order.

“I was really pleased to win the Scottish Girls, particularly finishing on three under and then going onto win with an eagle at the par four first. Next year I just want to continue to improve my game.”

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SCOTLAND GIRLS LOSE TO IRELAND ON DAY 3 AND IRELAND TAKE THE TITLE

Ireland win Girls' title by beating Scotland 5-4

            WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! ...  Ireland's Under-18 girls team

                                    Picture by Cal Carson Golf Agency

FROM THE LGU WEBSITE
Ireland have won the Girls' Home Internationals title for the first time. They came from behind to beat Scotland 5-4 in the Under-18s' championship decider at Conwy Golf Club, North Wales.
The Scots had beaten Wales 7-2 and England 6-3 and when they established a 2-1 lead over Ireland in the final day foursomes, it looked as if Scotland would win the title for the first time since their back-to-back successes in 2006 and 2007.
But a talented Irish squad rose to the challenge and won four of the six singles.
After Shannon McWilliam had won the top singles for Scotland, beating Mairead Martin 3 and 1 by winning five holes on the trot from the 13th, the Irish really got down to business.
Annabel Wilson beat Joanne Free 5 and 3 after being three holes up after six.
Then Irish U18s champion Julie McCarthy won by 4 and 2 against Louise Duncan, winning the seventh, eighth, 13th and 16th without reply.
Niamh McSherry put a fourth point on the board for Ireland by beating Jennifer Rankine 7 and 6 after getting to five up on the eighth tee.
Hazel MacGarvie gave Scotland a glimmer of hope of turning the Irish tide when she scored her sixth win in six matches - MVP of the girls' tournament - by beating Valerie Clancy 6 and 5 with a glory run of wins at the seventh, eighth, ninth, 10th, 12th and 13th.
That meant the overall score stood at 4-4 with everything hanging on the result of the match between Jillian Farrell, winner of five out of five for the Scots, and Lauren Walsh, playing in her first Girls' Home Internationals for Ireland.
Farrell lost the first two holes but twice got back to all square, winning the eighth and then the 12th after losing the sixth and the 10th.
All square on the 13th tee, Walsh struck a body blow to the Scot's hopes by going two up with wins at the 13th and 14th.
Farrell got one back by winning the 15th and, one down with three to play, Jillian needed "only" to get a square game for Scotland to win the title.
But Walsh closed out her opponent and clinched a 5-4 win for Ireland by taking the 16th and 17th for a 3 and 1 win she will remember the rest of her golfing days.
England, who had come into the tournament seeking a ninth title in a row, finished third by beating Wales 6.5-2.5
They took a 2-1 lead from the foursomes into the singles in which there were clear-cut wins for Lily-May Humphreys (5 and 3 v Lucy Jones), Amelia Williamson (5 and 3 v Ffion Evans), Annabel Fuller (4 and 3 v Caitlin Evans-Brand) and Louisa Brunt (5 and 4 v Nicola Wainwright.
The Welsh tail wagged with Cary Worby winning the 15th, 17th and 18th for a two-hole win over Isobel Wardle. And Ffion Vineall won the 14th, 15th and 17th to snatch a square match with Sharna Deutrieux.

       Scotland's Under-18 girls team with the "Swansea Spoon," the runners-up trophy. Picture by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

WOMENS HOME INTERNATIONALS 

Scotland produced their best performance of the week to squash Ireland's lingering hopes that a win might get them into a countback for the title in the event of England and Wales drawing their final match. The Scots, who had lost to Wales and England, beat the Irish 5-4 after taking a 2-1 lead from the foursomes. Connie Jaffrey, two up after three holes, went on to beat Jessica Carty 3 and 2. Jess Meek, thanks to successes at the 10th, 11th, 13th and 14th, scored her fourth win of the week, beating Jessica Ross 5 and 4. In the top singles, Hannah McCook, one of two holes up most of the way against Louise Coffey eventually was held to a square game, thanks to the Irish player winning both the 16th and 17th. And 2014 
Curtis Cup player Eilidh Briggs, one down at the turn, won the 14th, 17th and 18th to get a plucky halved match with Maria Dunne, a member of this year's winning GB&I team. Yet another Curtis Cup player, Ireland's Olivia Mehaffey. won by two holes against former Scottish champion Clara Young who put up a stuff performance as Mehaffey scored her fifth win of the week. Scotland's Heather Munro went into the final session of play with a record of five wins from five outings. Ireland's Sinead Sexton, three up after eight, smashed the 100 per cent winning tag by beating the Scot 2 and 1. And so the first combined Women's and Girls Home Internationals came to a conclusion. Were they a success? Undoubtedly although they did make for longer days!

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HOME INTERNATIONAL RESULTS -DAY 1 - WIN FOR THE GIRLS AND DEFEAT FOR THE WOMEN

HOME INTERNATONALS Day 1
Conwy Golf Club, North Wales

Women'  Home International Team - Photo courtesy of Colin Farquarson

Report from the LGU Website

WOMENS' HOME INTERNATIONAL MATCHES

The Wales-Scotland ladies' match was quite close at the lunchtime break with the Welsh leading 2-1 going into the singles.
But the Scots had shot their bolt and Wales won four of afternoon ties through Chloe Williams (2 a nd 1), Megan Lockett (3 and 2), Lauren Hillier (4 and 3) and Becky Harries (5 and 3).
Scotland's only afternoon winner was Heather Munro by 2 holes over Bethan Morris.
Kath O'Connor and Hannah McCook had a square match, the Welsh player winning the last two holes 

WALES 6.5, SCOTLAND 2.5
Foursomes: 2-1
C Williams and M Lockett bt H McCook and E Briggs 3 and 2.
B Harries and B Morris bt C Jaffrey and C Young 3 and 2.
K O'Connor and L Hillier lost to H Munro and J Meek 3 and 1.

Singles: 4.5-1.5
Williams bt Meek 2 and 1
Lockett bt Briggs 3 and 2.
O'Connor halved with McCook
Hillier bt C Goadby 4 and 3
Morris lost to Munro 2 holes
Harries bt Jaffrey 5 and 3.

IRELAND 4.5, ENGLAND 4.5

GIRLS

Scottish Girls Team - Photo courtesy of Colin Farquarson

GIRLS' HOME INTERNATIONAL MATCHES

Scotland lead the Girls Home Internationals table at the end of Day 1 at Conwy, having beaten Wales 7-2.
England, winners of the U18s' title for the past eight years in a row, drew 4.5-4.5 with a fighting Irish side.
The Scots edged ahead 2-1 in the morning girls' foursomes and then overpowered the host nation's girls 5-1 in the singles.
It was the second year in a row that Scotland had beaten Wales but this was a more comprehensive win despite the fact that Scotland's top-ranked girl, Shannon McWilliam lost the top singles match by 3 and 2 to Lucy Jones who surged into a four-hole lead after only six holes and was five up after eight.

There were good wins for the Scots by Joanne Free (5 and 3), Louise Duncan (2 holes), Jennifer Rankine (2 and 1), Jillian Farrell (3 and 1) and U18s champion Hazel MacGarvie (3 and 2).

WALES 2, SCOTLAND 7
Foursomes: 1-2
F Evans and C Worby lost to S McWilliam and J Free 1 hole.
L Jones and C Evans-Brand bt J Rankine and J MacKintosh 3 and 2.
N Wainwright and F Vineall lost to H MacGarvie and J Farrell 7 and 5

Singles: 1-5
Jones bt McWilliam 3 and 2.
Evans-Brand lost to Free 5 and 3.
F Evans lost to L Duncan 2 holes
Worby lost to Rankine 2 and 1
H Evans lost to Farrell 3 and 1
Wainwright lost to MacGarvie 3 and 2.

IRELAND 4.5, ENGLAND 4.5


THURSDAY MATCHES
Scotland v England
Ireland v Wales

SCOTLAND GIRLS WIN AGAINST WALES - DAY 1

Girls' Home International Matches -- Conway Golf Club 

Wales 2 Scotland  7

     Scotland's team at the Girls' Home Internationals at Conwy Golf Club, North Wales
    Picture by Cal Carson Golf Agency

FOURSOMES
Ffion Evans Carys Worby	Newport Links			18	1 UP	1	Shannon McWilliam Joanne Free	Aboyne Gullane
Lucy Jones Caitlin Evans-Brand	Wrexham Yelverton	1	3&2	16			Jennifer Rankine Jasmine MacKintosh	Haggs Castle Hazlehead
Nicola Wainwright Ffion Vineall	Rhuddlan Newport			13	7&5	1	Hazel MacGarvie Jillian Farrell	The Ladies Club, Troon Cardross
Wales		1				2	Scotland
SINGLES
Lucy Jones	Wales	1	3&2	16			Shannon McWilliam	Scotland
Caitlin Evans-Brand	Wales			15	5&3	1	Joanne Free	Scotland
Ffion Evans	Wales			18	2 UP	1	Louise Duncan	Scotland
Carys Worby	Wales			17	2&1	1	Jennifer Rankine	Scotland
Harriet Evans	Wales			17	3&1	1	Jillian Farrell	Scotland
Nicola Wainwright	Wales			16	3&2	1	Hazel MacGarvie	Scotland
Wales		1				5	Scotland
Wales		2				7	Scotland

SCOTLAND GIRLS LOSE TO SLOVENIA

Scotland lost their matchplay tie today 3.5 - 1.5 against Slovenia in the European girls team 1st round of the Flight B championship at Oslo Golf Club, Norway.

Details:
Foursomes
Kirsty Brodie and Jasmine Mackintosh won by two holes.
Singles:
Hazel MacGarvie lost 4 and 3
Joanne Free lost 2 and 1
Louise Duncan halved
Jillian Farrell lost 4 and 3.

OTHER RESULTS
Ireland 3.5, Switzerland 1.5
Austria 1.5, Netherlands 3.5

Flight B is seven-team table so Scotland may not have a match tomorrow

WEST OF SCOTLAND GIRLS ARE DOING WELL IN NORWAY.

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Scotland have chance of making the top-eight championship match-play flight in the European girls' tournament at Oslo Golf Club, Norway after good performances by Louise Duncan and Hazel MacGarvie.
The Scots team are lying 10th on 382 after the first qualifying round. Sweden (356) lead. England (371) are sixth and Ireland (392) 14th of the the 18th teams.

Team: Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore), Louise Duncan (West Kilbride), Jillian Farrell (Cardross), Joanne Free (Gullane Ladies), Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies), Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead)

Scots' scores
par 72
72 Louise Duncan, Hazel MacGarvie (T13)
76 Jillian Farrell (T42)
79 Joanne Free (T66)
83 Jasmine Mackintosh (T92)
85 Kirsty Brodie (T102)